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POWERED HAULAGE

Fatal · 220232440013 · 08/30/2023 · Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
3.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC
Operator
Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Mine
0101247

Narrative

Employee was fatally injured when a belt component malfunctioned (the bridal bar had a mechanical failure and broke) on the C1 Longwall take-up and struck employee in the chest causing blunt force trauma.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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